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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1913)
r Story of Milwaukee (Continued from page one) The Pugct Sound linos were not built im a day nor a year. Long years pnBsed while the master minds were working out the details and the cross ing of the Missouri on the splendid steel bridge at Mobridge was not un dertaken until all the details had been tarefully worked out. This bridge lii arks the connecting link between the East and . the "West, tho dividing line between the older company's lines and those of the extension. While the par ent system has recently taken over tho whole western extension, the bridge still marks the dividing line between the old and the new and for years to come will designate the link bringing two great railroads together. The line from Mobridge was planned from the very start to be built upon standard lines with the least possible bar to effi cient handling of freight and passenger traffic. Close attention was given to agricultural and general industrial pos sibilities with the result that the line has been constructed through a wealthy and scenically beautiful region with a "back country" of undeveloped re sources that will take years to develop but which will forever be tributary to the main line. At Roundup a great coal mine was opened and the fuel sup ply was assured. In Montana the route was selected through the far-famed Judith basin and the valleys of the Yellowstone, Musselshell, Smith River, Gallatin, Deer Lodge, Missoula, Black foot. In Washington the line traverses Biggest Bargains ishnwlt Car tsSjf , Vf - - - ' yfgN We have fifty rebuilt used cars on our sales floor, consisting of Roadsters, five and seven-passenger Touring Cars, Coupes, Limousines, Hotel Busses, Stage Line Cars and Delivery Cars. 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THE WINTO MOTOR CAR CO. lOOO PIKE STREET, SEATTLE 1249 GRANVILLE ST., VANCOUVER, B. C. 1214 SO. TACOMA AVE., TACOMA, WASH. 23rd & WASHINGTON, PORTLAND, ORE. 1421 SECOND AVE., SPOKANE, WASH. ( IN ANSWERING the valleys of the Kittitas, Suohoinish, Cherry, White and State k rivers, Tiiyal lup and the Grays Harbor country. It also will develop Northern Idaho. Into all the above sections, branches will be built from time to time as traf fic conditions shall warraat, thus estab lishing producing centers which have for their market place the far East of which Chicago is the center, and the ports of the Tacifie Ocean, a future condition thnt means the steady In crease in its freight traffic earning power. While the first attention has been given to the industrial upbuilding of the country traversed Uy the new line, the passenger department was equally aggressive. The initial train sent out of Puget Sound was the equal of any in the world. Combining all the estab lished features of modern railroad travel with many new ideas, the train made up from headlight to tail light of Milwaukee equipment of latest build and steel construction, the Olympian, named for the capital and greatest mountain range in the State of Wash ington, carried through the cities, vil lages and farms a message of new ideas of transportation by rail and it is no unusual sight to see the Montana ranchman entering into the spirit; of four o'clock tea with a zest that here tofore has only been known to the leisure-loving Englishman or Xew Yorker. The work of colonizing the country has been carried on systematically and al ready hundreds of sterling families of the Year Waiting for You in Our and you will save bring you not you Ay THIS AD, PLEASE MBNTI0N " Cuttmnt Progress have been imbictxT to settle; along th line of the road. Every agent has been named a publicity man in singing the praises of the West and tho Pugct Jtonnd country throughout tho land un til tho Kast is ringing with the call of the Milwaukee. Officered by a Bet of men who have largely been together for the last 30 years and; more; all working in close) harmony from the highest official to the most obscure messenger boy; aim ing to build up in every conceivable manner aud to improve the service, is it any wonder that results are being obtained f The time will come when the name of A. J. Earling, president of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Faul, will go down into history as one of the big factors in the progress and prosperity of the West. In his great undertaking of building to the Pacific ho was ably as sisted by an army of intelligent, loyal men and in the continued operation of the property he is the most ably as sisted by such men as Vice-President II. R. Williams, General Traffic Man ager R. M. Calkins, 'General Passenger Agent George W. Hibbard, and their staffs, men who are making Western railroad history in their Western homes. And so, in the words of the president of the line, "Here's to the Greater Milwaukee!" to which may be added the wish of a Western writer, May she ever expand and develop. FatuT" ) I 4 mm N s" Gentlemen: I A "y Please send I A 4A me full details of your I .S1 Rz-hmlf Car offer U Ay X Name . yf f Address , mmmmm Men Who Aid City s Papers (Continued from pafte one) stories. Mot only are the papers hn dioiippcd .In this dirsotiou, but tele graph and toU'phono facilities aro fre quently limited. This state of nffairs oftou prevents tho correspondent from goUiug a good story to hla paper, al though he may have nil the fncts In his possession. All of these circumstance nro known, however, atul recognised by tho luauajfiug editors ami "go" as excuses for what seemed negligence at the time. The country correspondent is not supposed to sloop. Technically he Is always with his ear to the telephone taking orders by " long-distance" or clue waiting for tho messenger boy with his yellow envelope and signa ture book. In his book of instructions the correspondent is given emphatic orders to be in touch with the tele phone or telegraph at all hours of the day and niuht, so that he can be given an assignment with as little delny, al most, as a staff man In the homo of fice. Not only must ho be on the alert after vents that will read well in the columns 'of the city papers, but also must he bo prepared to respond immediately to an order to secure an interview with some "loading citizen" or investigate some report which may havo reached tho managing editor, lie may be required to hire an automobile and race 'cross country in pursuit of some clew or he may be re quired to secure photographs of pcr sons who may fenture among "the killed" or be the principals in some crime or scandal. There is no time given him to ask for explanations, in structions, or just what he is supposed to get. There is no time for question ing concerning possible expense, loss of sleep or meals. The live correspond ent, however, never thinks of those things. He promptly forgets his fam ily and his body and obeys ordors like the faithful servant he is. That he must get what he is told to, and that delay will not be tolerated, is the one principle under which the correspond ent works. Dne consideration of espe cially trying circumstances or obsta cles is made by the man at the city desk, it is true, but the circumstances must be very trying and the obstacles almost insurmountable. The country correspondent does not expect quarter, neither does ho give it. The story hi paper wants is the one that his paper gets, no matter whom it may concern or what interests may be involved. First and foremost, the correspond ent must be reliable. Exaggeration, falsification or, worst of all, pure "faking" will not be tolerated, and tho guilty correspondent is "fired" immediately his faults are found out. There is always some reader or sub scriber of the city papers who sends an indignant letter exposing the corre spondent and his questionable story. A sharp reprimand usually comes before dismissal. It behooves the correspond ent, therefore, to obey his instructions to the letter. Far better it is for him to let his paper get "scooped" than to wire a libelous articlo or a story that may call fur a retraction in the next issue. Next to reliability comes alert ness. The correspondent must have a "never-asleep habit." To be success ful he must be in touch with everyone in his county who is situated at a foun tain head of news. He must have on his staff the police, tho sheriff's of fice, telephone and telegraph operators Time By Wireless At the St. Quentin station on the Northern Eailroad in France there ban been installed a wireless tele graph station for receiving time sig nals from the Eiffel Tower station so as to have the exact time and A $1000 House Complete, Fitted and Tested, CyfAA Ready to Put Up, ?4UU for Only ... Buy all your building mate rials direct from the mill and save money. Whether you need a door, window, a ready-made buffet, a garage, barn, a house or any part thereof, secure our "mill-to-you" prices before making any definite selec tion. We guarantee absolute satisfaction in quality, style and durability; all you have to do is to follow the blue prints which accompany the material, drive a few nails, and your building is ready. 27 years' experience and honest dealing hack of our methods. NOj-erder too small and none too large to receive our immediate and most careful attention. 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When a story develops he Is required to "query" or "schedule" his paper, giv ing briefly the nature of the news and the number of words iu his judgment necessary to tell It properly. For in stance, he will prepare a message something like this: "Collision on O. & N. 10 killed, 25 injured; 500. SMITH." If ho 1ms a less Important story his "query" will read like this: "John Jones, prominent farmer, commits suicide while insane; 100. "SMITH." The editor who handles tho message will order the story at once, providing he wants it. If he orders it ho will send a message something like this: "Rush suicide," or ".Send wreck story." He may enlarge or cut down the number of words suggested by tho correspondent. Ho may order only 20 words on tho wreck, or he may ask for 1000. Editors gauge the orders some times upon their personal view of the human interest attached to the story, the policy of their paper and the pres sure of space. All these things must be considered in handling the hun dreds of queries that pour into the of fice of the metropolitan paper day after day. It takes genius to pick the wheat from the chaff, to secure every thing of interest and importance and still avoid printing libelous matter and spending money for worthless mes sages. Tho principal source of woe to the country correspondent lies in the prone ness of the managing editor to detail a staff of men to handle what big sto ries come up and thus deprive the cor respondent of a chance to fatten hi "string." In cases of important polit ical gatherings, conventions or sensa tional or mysterious crimes the editor may prefer an original and extensive story, one different from that sent any other paper, and ho sends a man who is familiar with tho stylo and policy of tho paper, and who will turn out a story in accordance with the ideas pop ular to thnt particular publication. When such assignments nro made the correspondent usually gets disgusted with his job and rebels at whnt he con siders unfair treatment. He is called upon to assist the staff man in every possible way as a ruleK it is the corre spondent who gets the story and the staff man who writes it up. The re ward of the correspondent is usually a cigar or a drink, whilo he loses out on the anticipated fattening of his "string" to the extent of a column or more. It might bo explained that "string" is a well known newspaper term for tho aggregate of clippings of stories sent by tho correspondent or space writer to his paper. These clip pings aro saved day by day, and at the end of each month are pasted to gether and marked off by the column, remuneration being made at so much per column. thus be ablo to set tho station clocks more accurately than before. Tho distance from I'aris is about 05 miles so that the time Bigrials aro well received even with tho small aerial used. 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